Washing-machine



N. PEYERS, PHUfD-UTHOGRAPMER, WASHINGTON. D D,

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

JOEL WISER, OF AURORA,` NEVVYORK'.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,737, dated September 26, 1854.`

T aZZ whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, JOEL VVISNER, of Aurora, in the county of Erie andState of Y New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inWashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference -being had to the annexed drawing, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a vertical sect-ion of the machinetaken through the axis of the spindle, and perpendicular to theoperating lever. Fig. 2 is a plan of under surface of rubber. Fig. 3 isa cross section of ribs on bottom of tub and under surface of rubber.

, Similar characters of reference in the several gures denote the samepart of the machine.

My invention which refers to the construction of the spindle upon whichthe rubber operates, consists in constructing the spindle in two parts;the under which passes through the rubbing disk, containing a socket forthe reception of the lower extremity of the upper portion of thespindle, which passes through the lever by which the rubber is operated.The arrangement, details of construction, and advantages be ing such aswill be hereafter fully set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the drawing A is the bot-tom of the tub, B the sides, and C therubber. Through the bottom of the tub passes the lower portion D of thespindle, furnished with two shoulders a and the first being drawnagainst the bottom of the tub by the wedge c, and the last serving as aseat for the disk B; in its top is the socket e, in which fits theconical portion of the upper spindle E. This upper spindle E passesthrough the bore z' of the lever Z, which lever is supported by twostandards m arising from the top of the rubber B, as partly shown bydotted lines in Fig. 1. On the inner surface of the tub bottom and lowersurface of the rubber are the ribs f, each consisting of semi-cylinderwith a groove parallel to its axis, forming two edges n on each rib. Inthe rubber B are the cavities g and lead ing from them, the perforationsr, the number depending upon the size of the disk.

The operation of my improved washing machine is as follows: The rubberbeing removed from `the tub, the clothes to `be f washed, together witha-suitable quantityV` of waterand soap areiplaced within the tub, as inother machines of this character. The spindle E is run through the borez' of the lever Z, and the bore w of the rubber B placed over the socketD; the point of the spindle E being at the same time inserted in thebore e of the socket D; the disk is then allowed to descend until it'rests on its seat Zi, and the spindle E forced down until its shoulder trests on head of the socket D; the several `parts then have thepositions shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The rubber is then partiallyrotated about the compound spindle D E by means of the lever Z, as inother machines of this kind, the friction produced by action of the ribsand cavities removing the dirt from t-he clothes. The edges n of theribs giving a great increase of friction over that possessed by theordinary cylindrical or conical ribs, while the cavities g by retaininga portion of the clothes assists in turning them over and by thefriction of their edges as the clothes pass from them add greatly toAthe effectiveness of the rubber. The perforations r permit the water topass freely to the top of the rubber. When the washing s complete therubber is raised, the spindle E leaves the socket, and the bore of thedisk passing over the socket D, this) rubber is lifted out over the sideof the tu e.

The advantages of the compound spindle D VE may be simply expressed bystating, that while it steadies the rubber in its alternate partialrevolutions as well as a long spindle passing through rubber and lever,it obviates the necessity for lifting the bottom of the rubber to thelevel of the top of the long spindle, and allowing the bore of therubber to slide over the spindle while the head is passed through thebore of the apparent, as the distance which the rubber has to be liftedis but small, and the operation the same as -lifting it from a shortspindle passing through the rubber alone.

I do not claim the employment of a single spindle passing through thediskand operating lever; but Y t What I do claim as new and of my ovvnlinvention is- The compound spindle D E, composed of the socket D, andspindle E, constructed, ar-

ranged, and operating substantially as herein before set forth, fordiminishing the amplitudeof the vertical movement required in lifting inand removing the rubber, and

`preventing the binding incident to the said operations when a singlespindle is used.

In testimony Wherof, I have hereunto signed my name before twosubscribing Witnesses.

JOEL WISNER. Witnesses:

GEO. PATTEN, SAML. GRUBB, Y

